Women's Soccer | 10/10/2019 8:58:00 PM

Games 11-12
#14 Emporia State Hornets (8-2-0, 3-0-0 MIAA)
at Rogers State Hillcats (4-4-2, 1-1-1 MIAA)
Friday, Oct. 11 • 6:00 p.m. • Soldier Field • Claremore, Okla.
Series Record: First Meeting Last Meeting: First Meeting
at Northeastern State RiverHawks (6-3-1, 1-2-0 MIAA)
Sunday, Oct. 13 • 1:00 p.m. • DeLoache Field • Tahlequah,Okla.
Series Record: NSU leads 6-4-0 Last Meeting: at ESU 2, NSU 1 (10/31/18-MIAA)
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Up Next: #24 Central Oklahoma
Friday, Oct. 18 • 3:00 p.m. • ESU Pitch • Emporia, Kan.

NEW TERRITORY
The #14 Hornets make their first trip to Claremore,Okla. on Friday to take on Rogers State before playing at Northeastern State on Sunday.

THE COACHES
Bryan Sailer is 70-70-21 in his ninth year at Emporia State and is the winningest coach in program history. He has a career record of 129-93-23 that includes coaching four years at the community college level. He has led the Hornets to five straight .500 or better regular seasons, three straight MIAA Tournaments and their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance.  This is his first meeting with Rogers State and he is 4-6-0 against Northeastern State.
Yolanda Thoms is 14-10-4 in her second season at Rogers State. This is her first meeting with Emporia State.
Chase Wooten is 112-53-15 in his ninth season at Northeastern State. He is 6-4-0 against Emporia State.

SCOUTING THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 8-2-0, 3-0-0 in the MIAA and ranked #14 in the nation. Mackenzie Dimarco is leading the nation in game winning goals with four and is ranked fourth with 11 goals on the season.  With eight regular season matches left, her 11 goals rank third on the Hornets single season list. Gabby Crowell has three goals and two assists while Hannah Woolery has two goals and four assists.  Tanna Benefiel, Kennedy Hoffman and Daniela Cardona each have two goals as does Aislinn Hughes. Defensively Emporia State has given up one or fewer goals in seven of their ten matches on the year and have allowed five or fewer shots in five matches.  They have four shutouts on the year with Jillian Patton recording three of them while combining with Tori Bailey on the third.

SCOUTING ROGERS STATE
The Hillcats are 4-4-2, 1-1- in their first year in the MIAA. They have scored 12 goals while giving up 13. Laurelle Theodore is their leading scorer with three goals and two assists. Rogers State has allowed one goal in three MIAA matches and tied Central Missouri 0-0 in their last outing.
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the first meeting between the Hornets and Hillcats.

SCOUTING NORTHEASTERN STATE
The RiverHawks are 6-3-1, 1-2-0 in the MIAA. Mariah Nicolet is the leading scorer for Northeastern State with sixgoals and one assist. They have given up nine goals in their last four matches, going 2-2, since a 0-0 tie with Rogers State.
SERIES HISTORY
Northeastern State leads the all-time series 6-4-0. The RiverHawks had won three straight prior to last year's Hornet win in the MIAA Tournament.
LAST TIME VS. THE RIVERHAWKS
Emporia State defeated Northeastern State 2-1 in the first round of the MIAA Tournament. The Hornets got on the board 12:08 into the match when Kennedy Hoffman scored on an assist from a corner kick by Maria Walden with a deflection from Tanna Benefiel. In the 26th minute, Northeastern State tied the match at 1-1 on a Paulina Chavez goal. Olivia Miller sent a corner kick into the box and Gaby Crowell drove the ball into the net with just 2:36 left in the half for the win.

UP NEXT
Emporia State returns to the ESU Pitch next weekend for Homecoming action. The Hornets takeon #24 Central Oklahoma on Friday at 3:00 p.m. and will play host to Newman on Sunday starting at 2:00 p.m. on the ESU Pitch. Emporia State has won 13 straight home matches, the longest active streak in the MIAA.